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About Kristin DiCenso

Hello! I'm Kristin DiCenso, a Sr Product Manager at Seilevel. I'm originally from Boston, currently living in Los Angeles, and attended both MIT and Boston College (BC), getting my BA at BC. The liberal arts education prepared me for the variety of things we see as professional services consultants and I'm lucky to have studied with a focus in business but also to have had the ability to study other diverse courses very much solidified the ability to engage in unknown environments, figure out what the main issues are, and provide solutions to move forward.

Outside of work, I'm an outdoor and travel enthusiast, enjoying hiking, skiing, and rowing: basically anything to do with enjoying the environment we have. Sometimes I'll see dolphins in the distance on my jogs in Santa Monica, which is always a nice surprise.

My silly Q&A:

Q: When trick-or-treating as a kid, was there any kind of candy that you didn't like to get?

A: Oh my! I did not like anything that was pure chocolate. Twix and KitKat bars were OK, but not Hershey's bars. I'm not a chocolate lover. I would consistently barter with my friends to trade the chocolate bars for the Twizzlers, Skittles, and fruit gummies.

Q: If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?

A: I would get rid of complete selfishness. I think if everyone always had someone else in mind other than personal gain, we'd have a better overall society.

Author Kristin DiCenso

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